Proteas sent to bat; Van Zyl in
The Proteas lost the toss and were sent in to bat by New Zealand in the second Test in Centurion.
The Proteas lost the toss and were sent in to bat by New Zealand in the second Test in Centurion.
Five talking points ahead of the do-or-die clash at Centurion.
Proteas seamer Vernon Philander is hopeful of building on his start in Durban despite Centurion hosting its first Test in August.
New Zealand have two big reasons to worry about the second Test against the Proteas at Centurion, starting Saturday.
The conditions favoured the Proteas more in the first Test at Kingsmead, and they would have gone on to win it.
The first Test between the Proteas and New Zealand at Kingsmead has been called off after the outfield failed to improve on day five.
Play has been called off without a ball bowled for the second consecutive day in the first Test against New Zealand at Kingsmead.
Heavy overnight rain soaked the Kingsmead field so much that no play was possible on day three of the first Test against New Zealand.
Heavy overnight rain damaged the Kingmead field so much that no play was possible on day three of the first Test against New Zealand at Kingsmead.
Dale Steyn’s brace earns Play of the Day with a superb 2-3 off six overs.
A promising morning by the Proteas was halted by rain on day two of the first Test against New Zealand in Durban.
Dale Steyn removed both openers to leave New Zealand on 15-2, after the Proteas were bowled out for 263.
Losing wickets at crucial times has put the Proteas under pressure, says Hashim Amla.
It was New Zealand’s day on the first day of the first Test match at Kingsmead, as a flurry of late wickets restricted the Proteas to 236-8.
The Proteas lost a further two wickets in the second session to go into tea on 146-4 on day one of the first Test.